Member Artists of ArtistsRegistry.com. celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 5th with their own interpretations of Mexican life, through the mediums of paintings, drawings, photography or sculpture.

Da Gracias Por Agua (triptych 21″ x 48″)

Bobbi Mastrangelo is internationally known for her unique wall relief city-scape interpretations of water covers and manhole covers. Her Triptych created just for this Mexican Themed Event is collectively titled: “Da Gracias Por Agua.” (Give Thanks for Water)

The first sculpture relief, entitled “Agua Sagrada,” pays homage to Jorge Argueta’s Poems in “Hablando con Madre Tierra.” (“Talking with Mother Earth” illustrated by Lucia Angela Pérez) His powerful, inspirational bi-lingual poems explore a young native Salvadoran boy’s connection to Mother Earth. Tetl’s Grandmother taught him about the spirituality of his Nahuatl Ancestors viewing the Earth as being alive with sacred meaning.

Aqua Sagrada (Sacred Water)

The text inscribed around the simulated water fount is “El Agua Es Sagrada.” (Water is sacred) “Es La Sangre de La Madre Tierra. (It is the blood of Mother Earth.) Jorge Argueta graciously gave permission for me to use these words from his poem “El Agua.”

Bobbi enjoyed researching the ancient Aztec, Mayan and Nahuatl Cultures for the borders and designs of the two outside pieces. Atl, the Aztec symbol for water is located in the center of the starburst design.

But it was the contemporary Water Researcher, Masaru Emoto, author of The True Power of Water who influenced the text of the above piece. “Water is a Blessing, Give Thanks for Water,” Bobbi inscribed the Spanish Translation around the water fount: “El Agua Es Una Bendición. Da Gracias Por Agua.”

Emoto believes that: “It is our individual responsibility to learn all we can about water, the most precious resource on the planet and to help shift the consciousness through our thoughts, words and prayers. May our understanding of water help to bring peace to all mankind.”

Bobbi felt Spiritually Blessed as she created this triptych and hoped that Argueta’s philosophy about honoring Mother Earth and Emoto’s revelations about water would resonate to the viewers.

Congratulations on the coming exhibition of your Triptych “Da Gracia Por Aqua.” Your work is beautiful,and what a great inscription “Water is Sacred, it is the blood of Mother Earth”

This year 2016 has been named The Year of Mercy by Pope Francis. In a book entitled beautiful MERCY published by The Dynamic Catholic Institute they asked the question “How far do you need to go to satisfy your thirst?” The answer for almost a billion people in the world is four miles a day.

Last year New York State placed a ban on hydraulic fracking for natural gas in the state. This week the NY DEC denied a major gas company the right to construct a natural gas pipeline that would have disturbed 251 streams in the state.

In addition to the beauty of your work, it presents such a timely message.

Hello, Bobbi,
I’m fascinated by your work, and your choice of the medium. Congratulations on your exhibit.
By the way, a copy of your “Published by Bobbi” images has been sent to a sculptor, married to an old classmate of my mother. They’re based in South Bend, Indiana. Once she gets permission, she’ll connect you and him directly.
Best regards,
Robert